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News from elsewhere on the web (23/Nov/07)
Added: 23 Nov 2007
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MEPs support Dancet as head of ECHA
Added: 23 Nov 2007
Brussels - MEPs on the European Parliament's Environment Committee have supported the appointment…

Rhodia announces global price increases on all products
Added: 23 Nov 2007
paris - Rhodia has announced worldwide price increases in the range of 7 percent to 15 percent depe…

Michelin offsets Challenge Bibendum emissions by planting trees
Added: 23 Nov 2007
Shanghai -- In order to make the 2007 Challenge Bibendum in Shanghai emissions neutral, Group Miche…

Contitech shreds fake Chinese drive belts
Added: 22 Nov 2007
Malta -- Around 19 500 fake drive belts and packaging produced by an unidentified Chinese company, …

News from elsewhere on the web (22/Nov/2007)
Added: 22 Nov 2007
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Dow Reichhold hit by environmental fine in Delaware
Added: 22 Nov 2007
Cheswold, Delaware -- The Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNRE…

ASTM proposes standard for rubber allergens
Added: 21 Nov 2007
West Conshohocken, Pennsylvania - The American Standards body, ASTM, has proposed a new standard to…

Koppers to make carbon black oil in China
Added: 21 Nov 2007
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania -- Koppers Holdings Inc.has set up a joint venture with Kailuan Clean Coal…

News from elsewhere on the web (21/Nov/07)
Added: 21 Nov 2007
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Michelin releases tyre market data for October
Added: 21 Nov 2007
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Paris - Michelin has updated its website with market data for the month of Nov…

SSL's H1 profits rise by 10.1 percent thanks to new markets
Added: 21 Nov 2007
London -- SSL International plc has reported that its overall sales for H1 were up by 10.1 percent …

Eliokem raises prices for elastomeric modifiers
Added: 20 Nov 2007
Villejust, France -- Eliokem will raise it prices for Chemigum nitrile powder elastomeric modifiers…

Avon Rubber's MDC is re-launched as a rubber consultancy
Added: 19 Nov 2007
Westbury, UK -- Avon Rubber plc has set up a rubber consultancy company named ARTIS (Avon Rubber Te…

Lamborghini selects Beru's TPMS for Gallardo and Murciélago
Added: 19 Nov 2007
Ludwigsburg, Germany -- Automotive engineering company Beru f1systems has announced that it is supp…

News from Elsewhere on the web (19/Nov/07)
Added: 19 Nov 2007
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Michelin's Challenge Bibendum covers heavy issues
Added: 19 Nov 2007
Shanghai, China -- Michelin's 2007 Challenge Bibendum began on 14 Nov. in Shanghai with discussions…

Goodyear to invest €6 million to add silica to Taiwan plant - confirmed
Added: 16 Nov 2007
Taoyuan, Taiwan -Â Goodyear has said it intends to invest NT$300 million (€6.33 million) in its pla…

Brityrex set for 22-24 Sept in 2009
Added: 16 Nov 2007
Manchester, UK -Â The UK tyre and fitting exhibition, Brityrex 2009 will run from 22 Sept to 24 Sep…

Cooper names new director, dividend payment
Added: 16 Nov 2007
Findlay, Ohio - Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. has named Thomas Capo the firm's 11th director, with a ter…